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diff --git a/doc/man/pam_get_authtok.3 b/doc/man/pam_get_authtok.3
index d2cda79..7f0c804 100644
--- a/doc/man/pam_get_authtok.3
+++ b/doc/man/pam_get_authtok.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
.\"-
.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 Networks Associates Technology, Inc.
-.\" Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Dag-Erling Smørgrav
+.\" Copyright (c) 2004-2011 Dag-Erling Smørgrav
.\" All rights reserved.
.\"
.\" This software was developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $P4$
+.\" $Id$
.\"
-.Dd December 21, 2007
+.Dd December 18, 2011
.Dt PAM_GET_AUTHTOK 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -83,6 +83,25 @@ as appropriate, will be used.
If that item is also
.Dv NULL ,
a hardcoded default prompt will be used.
+Either way, the prompt is expanded using
+.Xr openpam_subst 3
+before it is
+passed to the conversation function.
+.Pp
+If
+.Nm
+is called from a module and the
+.Dv authtok_prompt
+/
+.Dv oldauthtok_prompt
+option is set in the policy file, the value of that
+option takes precedence over both the
+.Fa prompt
+argument and the
+.Dv PAM_AUTHTOK_PROMPT
+/
+.Dv PAM_OLDAUTHTOK_PROMPT
+item.
.Pp
If
.Fa item
@@ -114,6 +133,7 @@ System error.
Try again.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr openpam_subst 3 ,
.Xr pam 3 ,
.Xr pam_get_item 3 ,
.Xr pam_get_user 3 ,
@@ -127,7 +147,8 @@ The
.Nm
function and this manual page were developed for the
.Fx
-Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
+Project by
+ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.\& under
DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
.Pq Dq CBOSS ,
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